The film of the 10 seconds of terror shows how Adebolajo got within two feet of the WPC who was driving the armed response BMW X5.

As he is sent sprawling to the ground by the force of the two shots, two officers jump out to cover him.

They appear not to see Adebowale aiming a handgun at them.

But a third SO19 marksman from the specialist Trojan unit spots him and he is brought to the ground as six more shots ring out in the suburban South East London street.

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The Guardian outlines the key points from the Metropolitan police's statement about the inquiry that includes updates about the case:

The Metropolitan police have just put out a statement about what they describe as the Lee Rigby murder inquiry. Here are the key points.

• A 29-year-old woman ("D") arrested on Thursday 23 May as part of the investigation into the murder of Lee Rigby was released without charge at this morning.

• A 31-year old woman ("E") was arrested at a residential address in south London at 11.50pm last night on suspicion of conspiracy to murder. She was released without charge this morning. A search of the address was carried out and is now complete.

• A 29-year-old man arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder yesterday remains in custody.

• The two suspects, aged 22 and 28 and identified by the police only as A and B, have been arrested on suspicion of murder and remain in hospital in a stable condition.

Here are some statements from prominent Muslim leaders in the UK. (via the BBC):

Dr Shuja Shafi, deputy general secretary of the Muslim Council of Britain, lays flowers near the site of the killing and tells the BBC its important to "show solidarity". He says he "mourns the loss of a bright young man, a father, a husband and a brother"....

After Friday prayers, Swaleh Ahmed, the imam of Woolwich Mosque, tells reporters his heart "goes out to the family, colleagues and friends of the victim of this despicable and horrific tragedy"....

The Greenwich Islamic Centre calls for a "mature and thoughtful" response to the killing and says: "At this moment of confusion, uncertainty and naturally highly charged emotions, we earnestly appeal to the media not to rush to judgement and wait for the final findings by law enforcement agencies." A statement of condemnation of the murder by the Greenwich Islamic Centre is displayed on its door. It says the centre shares in the "grief and sorrow of the nation".

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A man believed to be a soldier has been beheaded in an attack on a street near the Woolwich barracks in London, witnesses report. Metropolitan Police Commander Simon Letchford confirmed tonight that two men were shot by armed officers. Video footage shows that one man was filmed wielding a bloodied meat cleaver and saying: "We swear by almighty Allah we will never stop fighting you."

To most Muslims, the murderers responsible for the depraved attack on an innocent man have nothing to do with Islam. They practice a religion that promotes community, charity, spirituality and respect for the law. Extreme acts of violence have no place in true Islam, just as they have no place in true Christianity or Judaism.

It hasn’t taken long since Wednesday’s bloodletting in Cairo for the regime there to make clear that it will rely heavily, as a rationale for its actions, on the idea that it is holding a line against international terrorism.

In the wake of the murder of British soldier Drummer Lee Rigby there have been numerous public discussions about the use of the word 'Terrorist' in reference to the killers. After the 'War on Terror', is the term now meaningless, or does it still accurately describe Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale?